Meaning and history
Greek form of the Hebrew Hananiah, meaning "the Lord is gracious." Three men named Ananias appear in the New Testament book of Acts, including a disciple in Damascus who restored Paul's sight after his conversion.
20062006: 15 births, rank #5,525
2007: 17 births, rank #5,210
2008: 12 births, rank #6,763
2009: 14 births, rank #6,095
2010: 9 births, rank #8,139
20112011: 13 births, rank #6,256
2012: 17 births, rank #5,256
2013: 17 births, rank #5,171
2014: 21 births, rank #4,538
2015: 27 births, rank #3,882
20162016: 36 births, rank #3,161
2017: 12 births, rank #6,685
2018: 32 births, rank #3,446
2019: 41 births, rank #2,943
2020: 40 births, rank #2,925
20212021: 36 births, rank #3,242
2022: 35 births, rank #3,344
2023: 41 births, rank #3,005
2024: 48 births, rank #2,715
20252025: 55 births, rank #2,451
Ananias moved from #898 to #978 for boys between 1883 and 1889. Its highest annual birth count came in 1883, with 5 births.